STEPPIN’ RAZOR (Don’t you watch his size, he’s dangerous, dangerous.): This hairy-looking spider would give anyone the heebie jeebies. Researchers in Australia named him after Bob Marley. BRISBANE — Researchers from Queensland Museum have named a bizarre, scuba-diving spider who spends most of its time underwater after reggae legend Bob

WILLEMSTAD — An upcoming auction of historical items at Christie’s in New York includes a 1798 letter from leaders of the Jewish community of the Caribbean island of Curacao protesting the anti-Semitism of the French colonial ruler. The two-page manuscript, written by community leaders David Cohen Henriquez and Jacob de Castro, protested a

DISASTER EFFECTS: King Street in Christiansted in front of the Florence Williams Library after Hurricane Maria. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said the libraries on St. Thomas and St. Croix are now open. The Charles Turnbull Regional Library on St. Thomas and the Florence

His eyes bulged out, as the tip of the pistol slammed into the back wall of his throat. The perspiration glistened on the crow’s feet that laced the outer points of his eyes. The warm lulling fog was everywhere again. Perhaps brought in by a Caribbean breeze, it had engulfed

PHOTO IN QUESTION: One of the photos (censored) of Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett that was allegedly leaked to the Internet by two of her own staffers in her congressional office in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former employees of V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett have

LIVE ON ROAD TRIPPIN’: St. Croix’s Tim Duncan appeared on Richard Jefferson’s podcast on Monday. ADVERTORIAL: To learn more about the risks of problem gaming and how you can help someone with a gambling problem, please press play below: SAN ANTONIO — The ever-low-profile Tim Duncan appeared on an NBA

Derek Jeter and Hannah Davis NAPA VALLEY — The Virgin Islands youngest and hottest celebrity is about to get married for the first time. Supermodel Hannah Davis, 26, is expected to tie the knot with New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter this weekend. There have been multiple reports that St. Thomas native Davis

Soraya Diase Coffelt, JS, MJS By SORAYA DIASE COFFELT/SPECIAL TO THE V.I. FREE PRESS My fourth day in Cuba continued to be a wonderful learning experience for me. I have gained a greater understanding and admiration for the Cuban people. As one of the persons on the tour said: “They

OPINION By JEFFREY B. PERRY A REVIEW OF HUBERT H. HARRISON’S “Our Larger Duty,” The New Negro, August 1919 Diasporic Africa Press has just published a new, expanded edition of Hubert H. Harrison’s ‘When Africa Awakes: The “Inside Story” of the Stirrings and Strivings of the New Negro in the